Census of Lower Canada, 1831: Key to column headings

The census returns for Kamouraska County were in French; this transcription
has used abbreviations of the French terms. Below are the abbreviations, and
an English translation of the full description of the column from the original
census returns.

Please note: The column labeled Females under the age of 14 was for some
reason NOT used; there are no numbers under that column.

To Ab = Number of persons belonging to the family and temporarily
absent from the Province

0-5 = Number of persons in the family aged 5 and under

5-14 = Number of persons over 5 and under 14

M = Married

NM = Unmarried

So-Mu = Number of deaf and mute persons in each family, and the occupation
for which they show the most aptitude

Av = Number of blind persons in each family

In = Number of insane persons in each family

Religion:

Ég An = Number of persons in each family who are in relation
to the Church of England

Ég Éc = Number of persons in each family who are
in relation to the Church of Scotland

CR = Number of Roman Catholics in each family

Me = Number of Methodists in each family

Pr = Number of Presbyterians and Congregationalists in each family
who are not in relation with the Church of Scotland

Ba = Number of Baptists in each family

Ju = Number of Jews in each family

Au = Number of persons of all other denominations in each family

Ag = Number of persons who earn their living by working in agriculture

Fe = Number of servants employed as agricultural workers in each
family

Co = Number of families who work in commerce and trade

Au = Number of persons in each family who are supported by charity

Acres/Arpens: (an arpen or arpent is a historical land
measure equal to about an acre)

Occ = Number of acres or arpents of land occupied by each family

Cul = Number of acres or arpents of land occupied by each family
that is also cultivated

Récolte l'année dernière = Harvest of each family
in the previous year (measured in minots)
(A minot is an old Québec measure of capacity used for grain
and dry materials, equal to 8 gallons, or 36.67 litres. [source: http://www.francophonie.hachette-livre.fr/])

Bl = Number of minots of wheat

Po = Number of minots of peas

Av = Number of minots of oats

Or = Number of minots of barley

Se = Number of minots of rye

BI = Number of minots of maize (corn)

Second page of returns:

Ligne = Line number on original document page (added for convenience
of this site, numbering not in original)

Nom du chef de chaque famille = Name of the head of each family

Prénom = First name

Nom = Last (family) name

Récolte l'an de = Harvest of each family in the previous year
(measured in minots)
(A minot is an old Québec measure of capacity used for grain
and dry materials, equal to 8 gallons, or 36.67 litres. [source: http://www.francophonie.hachette-livre.fr/])

"Roture" = "(Fr. & Canadian Law) A feudal
tenure of lands by one who has no privileges of nobility, but is permitted
to discharge all his obligations to his feudal lord or superior by a payment
of rent in money or kind and without rendering any personal services."
[Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, &COPY;
1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.]

"Franc et commun socage" = "Free and
common socage was a form of traditional English land tenure governing
land ownership and use. The expression refers to a type of free ownership
of land (for example, lease rental and farm tenancy) based on common law
customs. In Canada, it is to be distinguished from seigneurial tenure,
which was abolished in 1854." [Source: National
Library of Canada, http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/18/h18-2972-e.html]

G/m = of monthly wages in each such place, to servants employed
in agriculture, and who are fed by those who employ them

G/j = of daily wages which are payed in each such place to day-workers

RU Me = Number of persons currently residing, who were born in the
United Kingdon and who have arrived in the Province by sea since May 1, 1825

RU Au = Number of persons currently residing, who were born in the
United Kingdom and who have arrived in the Province by means other than by
sea since May 1, 1825

Au Ar = Number of persons currently resident who have come from any
country to the Province since May 1, 1825

Observations Générales = General Observations. The
comments that the census taker listed under "Observations Générales"
are translated into English in pop-boxes. Just put the cursor over the comment
and you will see the English translation in a white popup box.

Just before Observations Générales on the return are the following
two columns; they have not been included in the transcription, though at the
top of each transcribed page is the name of the person who took the census:

Personne Retours = Names of persons who have taken the census returns
of each Parish, Seigneurie, Township, Place outside of a Parish, neighborhood
or division of a city, etc., and who have in person obtained the information
which are contained in them; and the date of the return

Lieu où est déposé duplicata du retour = Place
where the copy of the return has been deposited, according to the requirements
of the Act